☛ Why do you want to work in public relations?

☛ What previous experience and education lead your interest in a public relations position?

☛ Why do companies need public relations?

☛ Why did you apply to our company?

☛ What does "public relations" mean to you?

☛ What kind of opportunity are you looking for?

☛ What would your role be at this firm if you were hired?

☛ What qualities make a good public relations employee?

☛ What's the difference between public relations and advertising?

☛ How would you balance advocacy and objectivity?

☛ Can you multi-task?

☛ What are the elements that make up interactive public relations?

☛ What are the advantages of an in-house public relations department?

☛ What are the disadvantages of hiring a public relations firm?

☛ Do you prefer working for an in-house pr department or a pr agency?

☛ What writing experience do you have?

☛ What is a press release?

☛ How would you contact and communicate with a reporter?

☛ Have you created a by-lined article or case study?

☛ Have you even been misunderstood professionally or personally?

☛ When responding media and public inquiries, what do you find most difficult to answer?

☛ Tell me about a print campaign you have worked on?

☛ Tell me about a social media campaign you have worked on?

☛ Have you ever had to handle a social media crisis? What did you do?

☛ What media outlets do you follow? Why?

☛ Give me an example of how you creatively solved a problem at work.

☛ How do you measure the results of a PR campaign?

☛ Why are exhibitions at trade shows popular?

☛ What is the role of content in public relations?

☛ In what direction do you see the public relations industry heading?

☛ What personality characteristics are most important to be successful in public relations?